Calabria Airport.

Dressed in a simple white shirt, jeans, and a pair of sunglasses, Kaneki slowly walked out with Ena and Ariana, who were dressed in casual clothes.

Erica, who had been waiting for a long time, waved at Kaneki, with an excited face, the joy of reuniting after a long absence was self-evident, but when she saw Qingqiu Yuan Ena, her expression was a little not good-looking.

"Yo, Erica, I haven't seen you for a while, and it seems to be pretty again?" Kaneki quipped, but there was also a bit of truth in it, compared to before, Erica did grow a little taller, she was already in good shape, she became taller and taller, and the European convex and backward figure plus tall, with an angel-like face is simply the most attractive existence for men.

Hearing Kaneki's disguised compliment, Erica turned red, "Really?" It doesn't feel like much. ”

"That's because you see yourself every day, and subconsciously feel like nothing has changed." Kaneki smiled, turned to Ariana and asked, "Ariana, what do you think?" ”

"Mademoiselle has always been beautiful, but today she is even more beautiful."

After the three of them talked about it for a while, Erica took the initiative to stretch out her hand to the Qingqiu Yuan Ena who was quietly on the side, "When we meet for the first time, although you and I should know each other, I still have to introduce, my name is Erica Blantree, the Great Knight of the Red Bronze and Black Cross, the first person to serve His Highness!" ”

This sentence has some meaning of declaring sovereignty, but Qingqiuin Ena smiled indifferently about this, shook Erica's hand, and said, "Qingqiuyuan Ena, as a Taidaoyuan witch who serves His Royal Highness Jinmu. ”

Looking at the sword wrapped in cloth in her hand, Erica raised her eyebrows, "It seems that your swordsmanship should be good, why don't you have time to learn about it?" ”

"Absolutely." Qingqiu Yuan said with a smile.

There is nothing wrong with the words of the two people, and there is nothing wrong with their expressions, but it always gives Ariana a somewhat creepy feeling, and I can't help but ask myself if this is an illusion?

Jin Mu didn't think so much about this, or maybe he didn't think about that aspect, he only heard him interrupt the two women, "Okay, this is not the place to talk, let's change positions." ”

Everyone got into the car, and the driver was naturally driven down by Ariana, watching the car slowly drive away alone, with a somewhat stunned expression.

In the car, Erica took out two pages of documents and handed them to Kaneki, and in the process of the latter flipping through them, he said, "After a preliminary investigation, it can basically be locked that the location of the divine tool is in the center of the city, but it is strange that when the feeling is the strongest, the breath suddenly disappears." ”

"So it's a divine tool that can absorb aura, which is somewhat similar to the Stone of Gorgon." Jin Mu thoughtfully, in addition to the role of the stone of Gorgon to unlock the seal of the goddess of Athena, it also provides it with a huge aura, which is used as a support for the use of power by the god of disobedience, and the aura comes from heaven, earth and man, all things have spirits, including people, once the aura disappears, it means that the earth collapses, the plants and trees wither, and human beings have many disasters.

Therefore, the depletion of spiritual energy is a very serious matter, and if it is not handled well, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Hearing Kaneki mention the Stone of Gorgon, Erica flashed a thought and exclaimed, "I suddenly remembered that when the Stone of Gorgon appeared, the aura here in Calabria began to dry up little by little. ”

"So, this matter has something to do with the Stone of Gorgon, that is, with the disobedient god Athena." A hint of strangeness flashed in Kaneki's eyes, and he felt that no matter where he went, he seemed to be able to encounter something related to the Earth Mother God.

"If that's the case, then the problem is a little troublesome, once it is confirmed that this is a divine tool belonging to Athena, then she will definitely choose to snatch it, and it is precisely at this time that the King of Swords will also come here, when the time comes..."

The next words hardly need to be said by Erica, everyone can guess what the consequences will be, two god killers and a god of disobedience, once the three sides have a big war, then this area, known as the most beautiful town in Italy, will instantly turn into ruins.

"If possible, it's best to find the artifact first, and then you can lure Athena away, even if the King of Swords comes by then, it doesn't matter, because the target has already left."

Erica's proposal was good, but Kaneki always felt that he had missed some key positions, but seeing that he thought for a moment, he suddenly asked, "Have you figured out why this sword king came to Calabria?" ”

Erica was stunned and said embarrassedly, "This, I haven't figured it out yet, maybe it's commissioned by the Bronze Black Cross." ”

Kaneki shook his head, "Let's go to the branch of the Bronze Black Cross here, I think they should know why the Sword King suddenly came to Calabria." ”

His instincts told him that the Sword King's purpose here was probably not just to investigate the depletion of aura.

In keeping with Kaneki's wishes, Ariana was rerouted to the branch of the Bronze Black Cross.

Erica was silent along the way, and the reason why she didn't say anything was because she prayed in her heart that she wouldn't run into the guy she hated.

But I was afraid of something, and the moment I got out of the car, the person who received the news and was in charge of receiving them was Liliana Kranichal.

The moment she saw her, Erica's expression became both helpless and annoyed, and her eyes looked at her full of dissatisfaction.

For Erica's eyes, Liliana naturally saw it, but she chose to ignore it, after all, it was not Erica who she was waiting for, but seeing her facing Kaneki, she said respectfully, "Your Highness Kaneki, welcome to the Bronze Black Cross Calabria Branch, Liliana is happy to serve you." ”

Looking at the girl who couldn't meet each other and stopped talking in Neon for the last time and then left, the corners of Kaneki's mouth curled slightly, "Miss Liliana, although I don't really want to say that I met again, I really want to know what you want to say at that time." ”

Liliana was stunned when she heard this, she naturally knew when Kaneki was talking about it, just the night she had witnessed the defeat of Marquis Woban two days ago. Taking a deep breath, she said slowly, "Actually, that sentence is not important, Your Highness doesn't need to care, it would be better for us to discuss something about the depletion of spiritual energy." ”

Seeing that she didn't want to say, Jin Mu was not reluctant, and shrugged his shoulders, "Lead the way." ”

"This way, please."

Following Liliana into the simply furnished Bronze Black Cross Branch, it was inevitable to compare it with the Red Black Cross Branch, and it came to the conclusion that the latter was indeed more financially powerful than the former, and at the same time had more manpower.

It seems that the rumors are true, the bronze black cross, which has been pressed by the red bronze black cross, does not seem to be doing well after breaking away from the Marquis of Woban.

Liliana, who noticed these eyes, secretly gritted her teeth, she didn't want to do this, even if she served Woban, she had no choice, the purpose was not to be compared to the bronze black cross, so she chose a god killer to rely on.

But what about the result? After the neon incident, Woban ignored the Bronze Black Cross and didn't seem to think that he needed their help, which was very embarrassing, so in order to save some face, he could only announce his independence from the Marquis of Woban.

Because of this, it has created a situation that is not embarrassing or embarrassing now.

In fact, she really wanted to say to Kaneki that it was all your fault, if you hadn't accepted the allegiance of the Bronze Black Cross, you wouldn't have let the Bronze Black Cross become the situation it is now. But she knew it would be a bit too vexatious to do so. After all, it's all their own choice.

She sighed secretly in her heart, at this time the parlor also arrived, and ordered the servants to prepare refreshments, and after everyone was seated, she handed some of the information she had investigated to Kaneki, and explained in a low voice, "After our many investigations, it has been confirmed that the aura is absorbed by some kind of divine tool, but because the aura of the divine tool is too difficult to capture, even the ability to use the 'spell investigation' cannot be detected, so there has been no clue." ”

"I've had a question since I got off the plane. Since there is a situation of depletion of spiritual energy here, why hasn't there been a disaster? "Kaneki wanted to ask Erica just now, but he didn't ask about the King of Swords, but now he finally asked.

Liliana explained, "Although the divine apparatus has been absorbing the aura here, but the natural aura is still here, and the aura has not dissipated, then the disaster will naturally not happen, but once the divine apparatus is destroyed, the aura stored in it will dissipate, and the consequences..."

Looking at the girl with a wry smile on her face, Kaneki nodded, "So I can understand that the divine equipment cannot be destroyed if it is found, and it will prevent the spiritual energy stored in it from dissipating, right?" ”

"Let's just say—" Liliana hesitated, as she didn't know the specifics.

After asking this question, Kaneki finally asked a question that he had just wanted to ask, "Do you know what the Sword King is here for?" ”

Liliana nodded, "Supposedly, it seems that some god of disobedience came here." ”

Such a coincidence? Could it be that this guy is there to track down Athena?

No, it shouldn't be! Kaneki quickly dismissed this possibility, which meant that there were likely two disobedient gods in Calabria, and that the King of Swords should have been tracking down the unknown disobedient god, rather than investigating the alleged depletion of aura.

Glancing at Erica, she could see a hint of worry in her eyes, and it was clear that she had thought of this possibility.

"Liliana, if this news is confirmed, then you must be prepared to evacuate all the residents of this town safely at any time." Kaneki said in a deep voice.

Seeing him so solemn, Liliana's face changed, "Did you find something?" ”

"What if I told you that there was a battle between two disobedient gods and two godkillers?"

Looking at Kaneki's non-joking expression, Liliana finally realized how serious the problems were coming, and that this beautiful town would be permanently erased from the map of Italy.

And now, she is at a loss, she can only rely on the person in front of her, after seeing the power of defeating the Marquis of Woban, even if she doesn't want to admit it, but as long as Kaneki makes a move, she feels that all this will not be a problem.

Yes, but after seeing her hesitate for a moment, she solemnly got up from her seat, came to Kaneki, and knelt down on one knee, "As long as His Highness Kaneki is willing to resolve this Calabrian crisis, I, Liliana Kranichal, am willing to serve you as the Lord!" ”

Suddenly, except for Kaneki, everyone else was a little unable to react, not that the price paid was big enough, but this sentence meant that Liliana had taken herself apart from the bronze black cross, and the meaning it represented was completely different.

If serving Kaneki as a member of the Bronze Black Cross means that the entire magic association is completely falling to him, but if she serves in her own name, it means that it is her personal will, and it becomes Kaneki's personal property.

Surprised, but still having to react, just as Kaneki was about to speak, Erica said in a hurried and excited tone, "No, I don't agree with this!" ”

In the face of everyone's puzzled eyes, Erica also knew that her reaction was a little too big, and explained in a low voice, "I mean, the purpose of our here this time is to help you solve this matter, so Liliana, you don't need to make such a decision." ”

"One thing is one thing, these two things can't be mixed up at all!" Liliana shook her head, it is true that it cannot be confused, the red bronze black cross reached out to solve the problem of depletion of aura, but now she needs to face the trouble from the god of disobedience and the king of swords, and the only thing that can be solved is Kaneki, so she makes a deal with herself. Although there is a good chance of rejection, she still wants to try.

Seeing Liliana's iron-hearted look, Erica didn't know whether to be angry or sympathetic at the moment, if she didn't know her old enemy, she would think that the other party was deliberate. But it is precisely because of years of acquaintance and mutual rivalry that she understands that she is actually simply hoping to give everything she has to solve the upcoming troubles.

To put it bluntly, this is a sacrifice, and it is not deliberately to become Kaneki's attendant.

Yes, she didn't know how to refute, so she could only persuade in a low voice, "Actually, you don't need to be like this, Your Highness is a kind-hearted person, and he will definitely take action when he encounters this kind of thing." ”

"Even if His Highness Kaneki helps us, it is not an obligation, he does not owe us anything, on the contrary, once His Highness solves the trouble, we owe him. Therefore, to repay His Highness's kindness within the scope of my ability, all I have is myself. Liliana's face was complicated, her first impression of Kaneki was not very good, not only the simple awe of the god-killer, but also the anger caused by the teasing of the other party, and the loss caused by the disadvantage of being abandoned by the Marquis of Warban because of his interference, and the gratitude for being separated from the command of the Marquis of Warban, in short, it was complicated.

The words that I wanted to say and stopped were actually a thank you, but I couldn't say it. Now that he is making people, he is about to become the other party's attendant.